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Showing 17311740 of 34663 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-4-1991 n° 89-17.151

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-4

The reports provided for in articles L. 232-3 and L. 232-4 are attached to the documents mentioned in article R. 232-3. These reports supplement and comment on the information provided in these docume…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-4

The distribution of competences between local authorities and the State is carried out, as far as possible, by distinguishing those which are the responsibility of the State and those which are devolv…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article R211-4

The contracts provided for in article L. 211-1 must specify the characteristics of trailers whose addition to a land motor vehicle does not constitute, within the meaning of articles L. 113-4 and L. 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-4

The provisions of the first three paragraphs of article L. 4163-2 are applicable to the persons mentioned in the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 5323-4. The provisions of the following paragr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-46

The body referred to in article L. 4411-4 and the administrative authorities shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the information in their possession which has been reported to them as fallin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-4

As stated in Article 511-5 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below:"The taking of tissue or cells or the collection of a product from a living person of legal age without that person's consent havi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-43

I. - Lodgers, hoteliers, owners and intermediaries mentioned in Article L. 2333-40 are required to make a declaration to the town hall no later than one month before each collection period. This decla…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-4

Without prejudice to the powers of the representative of the State in the department by virtue of 9° of Article 2 of Section III of the Decree of 22 December 1789, the police matters entrusted to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Indoor lactaria

Article D2323-4

The internal use lactarium is responsible for: 1° Collecting breast milk collected by mothers at home or at the lactarium site; 2° Preparing, qualifying and processing breast milk; 3° Preserving breas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-47

In the event of non-compliance by the sentenced person with the supervision and assistance measures, obligations or prohibitions mentioned in Article 131-4-1 of the Penal Code imposed on him, the sent…

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